Students aged 12 plus receive COVID-19 vaccines in Machanbaw Township
30 October 2021
THE officials used Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines to vaccinate the middle and high school students aged 12 and above in Machanbaw Township of Putao District in Kachin State. A total of 209 students received their vaccines between 26 to 28 October.
Local people in Nawnghkio get 2nd dose of COVID jabs
30 October 2021
HEALTHCARE officials gave the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccines to above 18-year-old people at the township hall in Nawnghkio, Kyaukme District, northern Shan State yesterday morning.
The fifth dose of the vaccine (the second dose) will be given from 29 October to 1 November. The current vaccine is Sinopharm, developed by the People’s Republic of China, at a rate of five people per dose, officials said.
MoI Union Minister meets members of National Literary Award,Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Award selection committees
30 October 2021
UNION Minister for Information U Maung Maung Ohn met members of the National Literary Award Selection Commit[1]tee and the Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Award Selection Committee yesterday afternoon in Yangon.
Committee on Prevention of Recruitment of Child Soldiers holds 2/2021 meeting
30 October 2021
Union Minister for Defence General Mya Tun Oo, Chairman of Committee on Prevention of Recruitment of Child Soldiers, presided over the (2/2021) committee meeting yesterday.
During the meeting, the Union Minister said the government and the Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting (CTFMR) signed the prevention of child soldier recruitment project on 27 June 2012.
Rubber price drips to below K1,000 per pound
30 October 2021
Myanmar rubber price has dropped down to below K1,000 per pound, according to the domestic rubber market.
Last few days, the local 3 rubber was priced at K1,060 per pound while the local 3 ribbed smoked sheets (RSS) hit K1,080 per pound. But it dripped to K940 per pound for local 3 rubber and K960 per pound for local 3 ribbed smoked sheets (RSS) currently.
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Ministry of Health
Order No 479/2021
9th Waning of Thadingyut 1383 ME
29 October 2021
THE Ministry of Health has exercised its rights stipulated in Article 219th (b) of the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases Law to issue this order.
(1)The Ministry of Health has recently issued orders not to gather more than 50 people except for exceptional cases to prevent the spread of the disease concerning the Coronavirus Disease 2019-COVID-19.
Shwedagon Pagoda to extend opening hours from 5 am to 6 pm daily
30 October 2021
Due to the increased number of pilgrims to the Great Shwedagon Pagoda in the morning, the opening hours of the pagoda will be extended from 5 am to 6 pm every day starting today, according to the Board of Trustees of the Shwedagon Pagoda.
Sagaing region plans to grow over 300,000 acres of sunflower in cold season
30 October 2021
The Sagaing region is planning to grow over 300,000 acres of sunflower in cold season, according to the Sagaing Region Agriculture Department.
Daily imports of anti-COVID-19 equipment, medical aids continue
30 October 2021
The Ministry of Commerce is making efforts to ensure people have access to the essential medical supplies that are critical to the COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment activities, including liquid oxygen and oxygen cylinders, by arranging continuous importation through trading posts, international airports and seaports with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
MoHT Union Minister discusses tourism development with hoteliers in Mon State
30 October 2021
Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Htay Aung held a coordination meeting with the hoteliers at Seinlaetin Hotel in Kyaikto Township of Mon State yesterday.